IN THE NEWS LOOKING BACK ON A CHALLENGING YEAR.
JAN-APR 2020 •E arly in the year, as part of our advocacy initiative we launched our Gender Equity in the Workplace report, which identified what needs to be done to speed up the journey to gender equality in the workplace and was picked up by several media outlets. •W hen COVID-19 restrictions were put in place across Australia in March, all AIPM events and webinars moved online and our new online AIPM Community was launched, exclusively for AIPM members.
MAY-AUG 2020 •A s the federal government and state governments began discussion of bringing forward shovel ready projects, AIPM went out to media in support of investment in major infrastructure projects. AIPM also attended the NSW Building Commissioner Roundtable. • T o support our advocacy, PR and editorial footprint, State and National Advocacy and Editorial
groups of Chapter Council representatives were created, meeting bi-monthly. • AIPM OnDemand, our online video library was also launched, providing our members with the opportunity for professional development, anytime, anywhere.
SEP-DEC 2020 • The School of Business and Law at Edith Cowan University (ECU), supported by the AIPM, released its key insights into improving project delivery. We also worked with Aurecon on a joint discussion paper, providing new insights for best practice to drive successful economic recovery projects. • The findings from the 2020 AIPM and KPMG joint survey were revealed, first exclusively to AIPM members through a free member only event on International Project Management Day (IPM Day), followed by a wider release. • To finish off the year the winners of this year’s Project Management Achievement Awards (PMAAs) were announced in a fully virtual event on 25 November. The presentations are now available to watch at AIPMOnDemand for free for members. 5
